General Strike Piece
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Lee Lozano
(Newark, New Jersey, 1930–Dallas, Texas, 1999)
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date1969
MediumOffset print
DimensionsSheet: 11 × 8 7/16 in. (28 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Jaap van Liere, 2001.48
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2001.48
On View
Not on viewLozano was one of the first women to practice Conceptual art in New York. Over a ten-year period, she moved from image-based abstract paintings such as Stroke in last gallery to text-based works and performance-based actions, testing the formal limits of what a work of art can be. In General Strike, she described her intention to stop participating in art world events. This resolution evolved into a manifesto-like text—published in artist Vito Acconci’s magazine, 0–9—as well as an ongoing, if partially private, performance.
Exhibitions
![Study for Holes in Stroke [dark half]](/internal/media/dispatcher/11575/thumbnail)
